Integrated Testbed for Environmental Analysis of NextGen Concepts using ACES

Completed TRL 3 (started at 2, targeting 3)

Description

We propose the development of an analysis testbed to integrate simulation tools, such as ACES, with aviation environmental effects models, such as the Aviation Environmental Design Toolkit (AEDT), to provide a "360-degree" evaluation of new operational concepts. The testbed will be demonstrated by producing a "360-degree" evaluation of advanced NextGen concepts such as four-dimensional trajectories (4DTs), dependent arrivals to parallel or converging runways, continuous descent arrivals (CDAs), time-based merging and spacing, flow corridors, and many other NextGen operational improvements.

Benefits

Potentially the tool could be used by any airport, FAA analyst, or aviation consultant interested in performing a comprehensive analysis of new concepts under consideration. As such, congested airports (approximately thirty five), all enroute traffic control centers (twenty one), and many aviation consulting and analysis firms could use the tool.

Analysts at NASA Ames, NASA Langley, as well as analysts at JPDO could all use this tool.

Details

Technology area	Propulsion Systems > Aero Propulsion > Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies
Program	Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer (SBIR/STTR)
Lead organization	Intelligent Automation, Inc., Rockville, MD
Start date	2010-01-29
End date	2010-07-29

Project contacts

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Jeremy Smith — Jeremy.C.Smith@nasa.gov
Frederick P Wieland
Frederick Wieland

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